Losing Oneself in Service

“The best way to find yourself
is to lose yourself in the service of others”
– Mahatma Gandhi

“Kick….kick… breath!… Joey you have to BREATH!!!” I swim along Joey, a young man with down syndrome, holding my arm under his stomach to keep his backside from sinking. He struggles to coordinate kicking, taking strokes with his arms, and [...]

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“We can’t become what we need to by remaining what we are.” – Max Dupree

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“No matter who you are, no matter what you do, you absolutely, positively do have the power to change.” – Bill Phillips

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“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle

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“To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.” – La Rochefoucauld

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“This one step – choosing a goal and sticking to it – changes everything.” – Scott Reed

QotD and Getting All Dara Torres on You!

“Don’t wait for your ship to come in – swim out to it.” – Author UnknownVolunteering as a Special Olympics Aquatics Coach helped me remember how much I loved swimming and being in the water. I’d pace laps with the athletes, acting as a verbal queue to keep going, and also adding some friendly competition [...]

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“There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except [...]

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“Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.” — Douglas MacArthur